Mike Deasy’s racing column.
As Brough Scott pointed out in his racing column in the Sunday Times, the past month has witnessed some great sporting weekends. And, with some of the best cricket, golf and tennis seen for...
Last week, these scribblings questioned the timing of the Levy Board providing £900,000 funding for sectional timing and tracking data to be installed at all British racecourses. Is now the right time to devote...
Look away now if you are a fan of sectional timing. This week the Levy Board said it would contribute £900,000 towards the operating costs of all British racecourses having live sectional timing and...
It hasn’t quite lasted 18 months, but The Racing Paper has ceased operations if not permanently, then certainly “for the foreseeable future”, with its publisher citing “distribution issues”. The Racing Paper was launched to...
It’s coming up to the first anniversary of the end of the monopoly on pool betting in Britain. Until last year’s July Cup meeting at Newmarket, the Betfred owned Tote was the only permitted...
These scribblings recently drew attention to the disappearance in the Racing Post of selections from its regional experts, with only naps from Newmarket, irritatingly changed to On the Gallops, and the North remaining. After...
I first went to the Derby in 1972 and haven’t missed one since, but this year’s Epsom classic is the first I recall when there was a degree of disappointment. It started well enough...
It’s been 25 years since the Derby was last run on a Wednesday and those who believe that a midweek spot is best for the race have raised their voices this week, especially as...
You have to ask if any other sport would unexpectedly find a £17m hole in its income unless there has been a touch of the ‘Patisserie Valeries’ going on. But that’s what happened with...
“It’s not what it was” is an oft-heard comment about the bet365 Gold Cup run at Sandown on what is now the last day of the jump season. Indeed, many of those making the...
